The Basque Country, at the forefront of renewable energy
2020/06/29
Bizkaia initiates construction work on the Energy Intelligence Center and will also boast a synthetic fuel plant and the first marine wind energy platform in the Spanish State Alava will be home to the Basque Country’s largest solar energy plant The strategic global consultancy firm McKinsey [...]
Bizkaia Talent is the winner of the international Place Marketing Awards in the economic development category
2020/06/25
The project of the Bizkaia Provincial Council-funded association won top spot in the category out of 11 finalists from around the world Bizkaia Talent has once again won world recognition, on this occasion from the A&NMT (Chaire Attractivité et Nouveau Marketing Territorial) which has [...]
The European Talent Mobility Forum alliance organizes its first webinar after its recent creation
2020/06/23
Bizkaia Talent has participated in the web seminar together with four other European leaders in regional talent attraction and retention After the recent creation of the European Talent Mobility Forum alliance comprising eight cutting-edge European regions in terms of territorial talent [...]
Bizkaia bids to be the first province in the world to have a fiscal policy in line with the SDG’s
2020/06/18
The President of Bizkaia Provincial Council Unai Rementeria and IIPP Director Mariana Mazzucato. Source: UCL. The aim is to support economic growth to cover health, the environment, equality and education The Provincial Council of Bizkaia has signed a collaboration agreement with the [...]
Mondragon University among the 5 best universities in the Spanish State according to U-Multirank
2020/06/15
U-Multirank is considered the largest and most detailed university ranking in the world Mondragon University (MU) is in fifth position among the state’s universities, having been rated excellent in 10 parameters of the five dimensions analysed in the U-Multirank international university [...]
Bizkaia Talent organizes a webinar to raise awareness about the tax advantages available to people in Bizkaia if they have been working abroad
2020/06/10
With the participation of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia which delivered the videoconference, the Basque association organized the session in order to provide a detailed overview of the special tax regime for relocating workers Bizkaia Talent recently organized a webinar with the [...]
Bizkaia Talent provides the keys for the accreditation of foreign university degrees
2020/06/03
The Basque Association offers a webinar about the requirements for academic qualifications obtained in another country to be granted accreditation, official recognition or equivalence in the Basque Country Bizkaia Talent offered a session in which Ms Carmen Méndez, Head of Relocation and Dual [...]
Ikerbasque launches a call for the Permanent Positions 2020 programme to contract 10 research workers
2020/05/27
The call for applications will remain open until the 17th September Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science, has launched a new international call to continue strengthening scientific research, offering 10 permanent positions to attract and consolidate research workers who wish to [...]
Automatic six-month extension for foreigners’ residence and work permits
2020/05/21
The validity of European Union (EU) citizen family cards is also extended during the State of Emergency and for a further period of six months after the end of it The Spanish government will ensure that foreigners do not find themselves in a situation of irregularity once the State of [...]
Compulsory 14-day quarantine in the Spanish State for those arriving from abroad during the state of alarm
2020/05/14
Cross-border workers, transport company workers and crew members who need to travel to carry out their professional activities are exempted from the measure The Ministry of Health of the Central Government has published an order (SND/403/2020) in the Official State Bulletin (BOE) obliging [...]
